Vulcan Capital

Vulcan Capital Management is a diversified private equity investment firm based in New York that targets unique investment opportunities that possess strong growth potential, including oil & gas, coal, power, and energy assets.

Selected Portfolio Firms
Past Portfolio firms:


 * Duke Energy Hydrocarbons, LLC - Vulcan originated, structured, and closed this transaction in 2003 as a purchase of Duke Energy Inc.’s offshore businesses. The company is an offshore exploration and production company with operations located in the Gulf of Mexico.
 * Triton Coal Company, LLC - In 1998, Vulcan acquired Triton Coal Company located in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. Vulcan built the company into the 7th largest producer in the U.S. and ultimately sold the company to Arch Coal, Inc. in 2004.

Current Portfolio Firms:


 * Laserline - Vulcan Energy Leasing, LLC - In 2004, Vulcan created a joint venture with Laserline Leasing, a major lease hold company. Laserline-Vulcan Energy Leasing is engaged in the sale and lease of large electrical power systems worldwide.
 * North Carolina Power Holdings, LLC (NCPH) - In 2003, Vulcan acquired NCPH, a company consisting of coal-fired power plants in the Atlantic coast region. The plants currently utilize coal as well as tire-derived fuel to generate steam and electricity.
 * Vulcan Amps, LLC - In 2002, Vulcan led an investment team that acquired select power plant assets from Enron. Vulcan Advanced Mobile Power Systems (AMPS) manufactures some of the world’s largest portable power generators and were the first new post-war power plants installed in Iraq.
 * Vulcan Coal Partners, LP - In 2006, Vulcan created its newest coal company when it purchased assets and mining equipment in Central Appalachia (Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky). Currently, it holds over 26 million tons of coal reserves, with pending agreements to add 15 million additional tons before mid-year 2007.
 * Vulcan Energy Solutions, LLC (VES) - Created in 2003, Vulcan Energy Solutions provides power plant expertise and services that include operation and maintenance for several types of power plants.
 * Vulcan Energy of Canada, LTD. - In 2001, Vulcan’s portfolio company aquired over 70,000 acres of Canadian coal bed methane reserves with over 1.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Vulcan’s portfolio company for this investment is in the process of exploiting this massive reserve through the drilling of over 500 wells and completion of the gathering systems.
 * Vulcan Energy International, LLC - Created in 2003, Vulcan Energy International provides power plant solutions and services to customers world-wide. VEI’s international work includes the installation, set-up, commission- ing, maintenance and operation of electric power plants using multiple fuels (natural gas, LNG, CNG, LPG, CBM, LPFO, Diesel, Bio-fuels, etc). VEI also provides fuel analysis, delivery and distribution for power facilities. VEI offers clients delivery of different types of power plant services including construction, on-site testing, startup commissioning, field acceptance, repair and reconstruction, and electrical and mechanical engineering. VEI is active in numerous sites world-wide.

Vulcan Capital and Coal
Lumberton Power Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by Vulcan Capital near Lumberton, North Carolina.

Contact Information
Vulcan Capital Management 150 East 52nd Street, 11th Floor New York, New York 10022 Phone: 212-980-9520 Website: http://www.vulcancapital.com/

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